Cite as: 21 CNCA § 66

The person of a convict sentenced to imprisonment in the Cherokee Nation penal institution is under the protection of the law, and any injury to his person, not authorized by law, is punishable in the same manner as if he was not convicted or sentenced.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990. Amended LA 28-20, eff. December 14, 2020.